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1 Week T/F
The two questions that motivate t...,
A government may be as simple as ...,
A tribal council that meets occas...
27  cards
1.1
What is the difference between an...,
The following question is an exam...,
The following question is an exam...
30  cards
2 Week T/F
The income tax represented the si...,
During the lead up to the america...,
During the 1750s the british crow...
25  cards
2 Week
Prior to the revolutionary war br...,
Among the sectors of society that...,
Which of the following was not on...
30  cards
3 Week T/F
Federalism means that the nationa...,
Federalism is a system of governm...,
In essence the 50 individual amer...
25  cards
3 Week
Limiting government by dividing i...,
The use of federalism to distribu...,
Federalism seeks to limit governm...
29  cards
4. True/False
Alexander hamilton and other fede...,
As delegates to the constitutiona...,
Madison initially fought for the ...
26  cards
4. Multiple Choice
When the first congress under the...,
Why was the proposal by virginia ...,
Why did alexander hamilton and ot...
30  cards
5. True/False
The original us constitution and ...,
The dred scott decision establish...,
The fourteenth amendment made civ...
24  cards
5. Multiple Choice
What legal or moral claims are ci...,
What term describes governmental ...,
The government s obligation to al...
30  cards
6. T/F
The us congress is able to serve ...,
A representative who votes accord...,
A representative who votes based ...
25  cards
6. Multiple choice
One of the few national represent...,
At least _____ of the senate must...,
The citizens in the district that...
30  cards
Week 7 T/F
Defcision making in the executive...,
Most of the framers were anxious ...,
American citizens vote directly f...
25  cards
7. multiple choice
What is one reason presidential p...,
The framers designed a republican...,
Which of the following statements...
29  cards
8. T/F
Bureaucracies touch nearly every ...,
Politicians delegate little power...,
The creation of the department of...
25  cards
8. Multiple Choice
The 2003 creation of the departme...,
According to national election st...,
What is the term for the offices ...
29  cards
9. t/f
In the united states the courts r...,
Public law is a form of criminal law,
Defendants found guilty of civil ...
25  cards
10. t/f
Public opinion is the aggregation...,
Citizens in the united states hav...,
Expressions of public opinion are...
24  cards
9. Multiple Choice
Cases in which the government as ...,
Most criminal cases are heard in,
Cases involving disputes among in...
29  cards
11. T/F
Adverse selection is a problem ca...,
In working toward their own self ...,
Moral hazard is a problem produce...
25  cards
12. T/F
In the united states today there ...,
During elections interest groups ...,
Political parties organize with t...
25  cards
12. Multiple choice
The united states has a n _______...,
Which of the following explains w...,
A political party is an organizat...
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13. T/F
Interest groups work primarily by...,
In contrast to political parties ...,
Interest groups focus on helping ...
25  cards
14. T/F
Television news provides greater ...,
Television news is like a series ...,
In recent years cable television ...
25  cards
13. Multiple Choice
How do interest groups help impro...,
Which term describes an organized...,
Interest groups tend to concern t...
30  cards
14. Multiple Choice
More than any other single news s...,
The internet media have,
Up until about the mid 1990s what...
30  cards

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